Clear Corners for the BMW 330i ZHP

[romanred62]

So I'm shopping for clear corners on Khoalty and he doesn't have "Clear" for a sedan. I'm thinking I'm just going to go with clear with black trim since i have a Black Sapphire Metallic car. Does anyone have any pics of there car with these corners so i can have an example of what mine will look like? (Doesn't have to be a black car)

[04ZHP_PDX]

I love mine!

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[mimalmo]

Clear with black trim looks best on our cars.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg283/mimalmo/August%2029th%202009%20BMW%20Meet/P1020596.jpg

[az3579]

Clear with black trim looks best on our cars.



I wholly disagree. Black trim, yes. Clears; I don't think so.

I must belong to the ever growing minority of people who think ambers > clears all day. :dunno

[romanred62]

I wholly disagree. Black trim, yes. Clears; I don't think so.

I must belong to the ever growing minority of people who think ambers > clears all day. :dunno

I mean dont get me wrong I love the stock look but I think your Imola pulls off the amber corners better than my Black. Which is why I'm wanting the clears.

[az3579]

I mean dont get me wrong I love the stock look but I think your Imola pulls off the amber corners better than my Black. Which is why I'm wanting the clears.

Methinks the other way around. The black provides much greater contrast against the amber than the Imola does.

[romanred62]

Yes the contrast is greater and it does work well. In the end it's really about personal preference.

[Tampa330i]

I love them, clear w/stealth bulbs from Khoa:

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/f762dad724074e0f6ea9b838bead3d140f07b23878045ade4a 88c3a3363e8fe16g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a826f6aadaeae48e66079e797920bb943866d2e4bf0730260a e5adec39ff7d686g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/5107ab20d6af1eb3b987208883c5cabcea7612b9c1b4280d8a f166a3409fe5926g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/5964efd3f18adcdc6186711b6a53813d11a1ac34a995627954 eb8b7d282a705a6g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/9f057d2a4fb164a66802af52e201525db9a1f6f54d145349b9 b0e294465bee3a6g.jpg

[romanred62]

Thanks Tampa that's exactly what I was wanting to find.

[Tampa330i]

np. Here's a video of them at night:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gcs5lGQnGU

[Mtnman]

I like the ambers, too Botond, IMHO. So you are not alone. BUT, I do like seeing the clears on all your cars. I like the uniqueness of everyone liking something different.

[johnrando]

My vote is the black/amber contrast, clearly a personal preference. Thanks for posting the black/clear pics, it's good to see what that looks like, it's very clean. I just prefer the contrast. John

[nk_zhp]

I like black/clear + amber bulbs... it's sort of the best of both worlds, depending on what angle you are looking from.

[johnrando]

Actually that's what I meant for black cars, I just didn't say that right. I do like amber with the imola though. John

[pyreguy]

I rock the black and clears with amber bulbs as well. I love scrambled eggs.

[romanred62]

Alright well I've decided I'm going to go with the clear w/ black trim corners and clear sidemarkers. Next up is do you think I should go ahead and do LED tails or do halogen tails?

[kayger12]

I know it bucks the purists who say you shouldn't do LED on a sedan, but I loved the look of LEDs on my 325i when I added them.

[Mtnman]

Im a big fan of led tails too. I kind of want to put them on my sedan. They just keep going farther down the list though.

[mimalmo]

Im a big fan of led tails too. I kind of want to put them on my sedan. They just keep going farther down the list though.

How about smoked LED tails?

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=234603&d=1207176533

[Mtnman]

Eli, If that's a picture i cant see it!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

How about smoked LED tails?

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=234603&d=1207176533

Agree. It says bimmerforums on it. That is all.

[az3579]

I love the idea of LED tails but I hate the fact that they are in the pre-facelift style. I can't stand the style; otherwise would love some LED tails if they were facelift.
They don't... "match". If my car was pre-face, I'd have the LEDs already.

[danewilson77]

I had the smoked LED's and loved them.

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Silver%20Bimmer/DSC01444SZ1000.jpg

I am making a move to clears on the imola soon.

[mimalmo]

Eli, If that's a picture i cant see it!


Since when did bfc block hotlinking?

Here's the thread it was from.

daniel zhp's Alpina Transformation

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=973403

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Eli, what happened is that you tried to link to an attachment. As a result, bimmerforums blocked the picture. You can link directly to the site but you cannot link to an picture attachment.

[danewilson77]

Eli, what happened is that you tried to link to an attachment. As a result, bimmerforums blocked the picture. You can link directly to the site but you cannot link to an picture attachment.

Bf.c getting stingy.....

[mimalmo]

Eli, what happened is that you tried to link to an attachment. As a result, bimmerforums blocked the picture. You can link directly to the site but you cannot link to an picture attachment.

Yeah, I'm aware of what I did. It's just that in the past you could hotlink like that on bfc. E46 Fanatics still lets you hotlink attachments.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Interesting. I have never tried to link to an attachment. Don't know which sites do or do not block.

[iZHP]

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/ianbrady/bea2266c.jpg

[SC4ME]

For some reason I have an affinity for the Imola/Amber look. Reminds me of Cardinal and Gold!

[gr330zhp]

Clear with black trim looks best on our cars.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg283/mimalmo/August%2029th%202009%20BMW%20Meet/P1020596.jpg

Mine are just like Eli's...they look great!

[adb1028]

I'm a fan of the Imola/Amber combo, however I think Imola is the only color that can pull it off. I prefer clears on every other color.

As for tails, I LOVE the R/C/R combo. It just looks sooooo clean. I am disappointed you cant get them in LED though, which doesnt make any sense. I'd be first on the list for LED R/C/R tails if they ever do exist

[jjcools]

I would love led tails but worry about them going out.

[MsRN]

Does anyone here have clear or smoked on Titansilber? I like my stock amber corners, but I'm always open to new ideas...

FWIW, I like LEDs, too--if they're reliable!

[nike001]

I wish someone had a side-by-side comparison. I'm getting eager to update my rears to clears (I already have front and corner DEPO clears) and I was going to wait until I can get OEM rears because I'm a bit weary on how the depos look. I know they look almost identical from the outside.. but i'm more focused on how the light from the bulbs get reflected around and how they appear lit up

[danewilson77]

Mine are depos.

HTC Thunderbolt+TT

[danewilson77]

R/C/R clears from khoalty

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/IMAG0579-1.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04509.jpg

LED Eagle eyes from JLeviSW
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Silver%20Bimmer/DSC01444cropped1200.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Other%20cars/Aug12ZHP02.jpg

Stock ambers
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC03016sz1200.jpg

Here is a side by side comparison of LED tails, OEM tails and RCR tails at a recent meet:
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Other%20cars/ZHPMeet02.jpg

[johnrando]

Nice Dane, I've always wanted to see them side by side for comparison too.

[az3579]

I'm a fan of the Imola/Amber combo, however I think Imola is the only color that can pull it off. I prefer clears on every other color.

As for tails, I LOVE the R/C/R combo. It just looks sooooo clean. I am disappointed you cant get them in LED though, which doesnt make any sense. I'd be first on the list for LED R/C/R tails if they ever do exist


I actually didn't see this post. Sorry for the extra late reply, but...
There are R/C/R LED tails you get from Umnitza. They're not cheap though... over $300.

What I would do instead is buy regular R/C/R tails for half the price and add some LED bulbs to them, like I did. Only I didn't buy R/C/R per se, I got smoked.

Check out my videos here on the LED bulbs; they're just as good as the real LED tails for must less cost.

Walkaround:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvx3avFpCIU

Rear view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGIyQ_cBrbk

With OEM R/A/R ambers for comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezzxFwz3Yo





Keep in mind, they would be much brighter if my lights weren't smoked. You can see how bright they would be by viewing the amber video.



Bulbs were purchased from LEDAutomotive.com, though the bulbs weren't listed for sale on their website yet. This is the link from where I purchased. If you want more than a pair, send a message to them and they'll combine your shipping. These will work as brake lights, despite being advertised as turn signal bulbs!